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No. 6ll,30l. Patented Sept. 27, I898.

J. W. WEDDEL.

CONVERTIBLE PUMP TOP.

(Application filed Sept. 15, 1897.}

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J. W. WEDDEL.

CONVERTIBLE PUMP TOP.

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N0. 6i|,30l. Patented Sept. 27, I898. J. W. WEDDEL.

CONVERTIBLE PUMP TOP.

(Application filed Sept. 15, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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IAIIIIII-IHV llllll UNITED STATES PATENT JOHN T. WEDDEL, OF OREGON, ILLINOIS.

CONVERTIBLE PUMP-TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,301, dated September 27, 1898. Application filed September 15, 1897. Serial No. 651,736. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. WEDDEL, a citizen of the United States of America, residin g at Oregon, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Pump- Tops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in convertible pump-tops, the object of which is to produce a pump-top in which the pump-rod may be operated either by hand or by a suitable motor.

To such end it consists, therefore, in certain novel features of construction and arrangement adapted to produce an easy-running and substantial pump-top which may be easily and readily converted from a handoperated mechanism to one operated by a suitable mechanical motive power, the nature and objects of which will be clearly described in the following specification and more definitely pointed out in the claims appended thereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawings presented herewith, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my convertible pump-top arranged to be operated by a handle. Fig. 2 is a plan of the base, the standards being cut away. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section in line 3 3 of Fig. 7. Fig. 4 is a similar section in broken line 4 4: of Fig. 7. Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of a guide-block used in the upper portion of my convertible pump-top. Fig. 6 is a similar view of a second guide-block used in the lower end of the pump-top. Fig. 7 is a vertical section in line 7 7 of Fig. 3, the handle and pump-rod being partly broken away. Fig. 8 is a vertical section in line 8 'S of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section in line 9 9 of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a transverse section in line l0 10 of Fig. 7, the view being downward. Fig. 11 is a View, partly in side elevation and partly in central vertical section, of my pump-topand showing it converted into a pump-top adapted to be geared to some suitable motor. Fig. 12 is a section in line 12 12 of Fig. 11, showinga portion of the pump-rod and a cross-head applied thereto; and Fig. 13 is a horizontal section in 50 line 13 13 of Fig. 11.

In Figs. 1 to 10, inclusive, which show the pump-top arranged for a handle, A A represent two approximately similar halves of the base of the pump-top, from'which extend a pair of U-shaped standards a a, separated slightly and connected by bolts a a Between the upper ends of the standards is secured a guide-block B, consisting of a substan tially fiat vertical portion b,lyirig between the standards and held in place by bolts a An opening 1) (see Figs. 3, 7, and 8) is formed in the block through which the pump-rod 0 passes, this opening being surrounded by two approximately semicircular bosses 6 b seated in a cylindrical socket formed in the adjacent faces of the top of the standards.

A flange b is formed above the bosses b and is intended to rest upon the top of the standards to give a finished appearance to the same. The bosses b are hollowed out, as seen at 6 thereby leaving chambers in which lubricating-oil and waste may be retained, openings b being provided in the walls of the bosses through which oil may reach the pump-rod. I have also provided a pair of rollers 12 in this guide-block, adapted to engage the edges of the pump-rod thereto, re-

ducing the friction between the latter and the guide-block.

The base (see Figs. 2, 7, and 8) is composed of two approximately similar portions, each formed of a semicircular ring a a and a rearwardly-projecting portion a a the standards a at extending up from said rearward extension and from the forward extremity of the base. In the opening formed by the two semicircular portions is seated a cap D, having upon its forward end a hook 'd, which extends out through an opening between the forward edges of the semicircular portions of the base, said hook being adapted to receive a cup or other drinking vessel. A circular opening d is formed in the cap D, and in this opening is seated a guide-block E, recessed at 6, so as to form chambers similar to the ones in the upper guide-block in order that the pump-rod may be properly lubricated at this point, as well as in the upper guide-block, openings being made in the walls of the guideblock, through which the oil may reach the pump-rod. Rollers e are also provided in this guide-block and adapted for the same purpose that the rollers b are. A flange e is formed upon the upper side of the guide-block of the pump-rod.

and rests upon the cap D, and an arm e extends back from the guide-block and is bent downward and seated in an opening a, formed in the base, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The cap D and guide-block E are both securely held to the base by means of the bolts a which also serve the purpose of clamping the two portions of the latter together.

The handle is best shown in Figs. 1, 7, 8, and 9 at F. It extends between the members a a of the U-shaped standard and is fulcrumed upon a roller f, journaled in said standard, a slot f being formed in the lever, in which the roller may play as the handle is operated. The pump-rod is connected to the handle by means of a ball-and-socket connection, a ball f being formed upon the lever and a socket 0 formed in an enlargement c (Seev Figs. 7, 8, and 9.) The ball is held in its socket by means of a block which is hollowed out to engage a portion of the ball, as seen in Fig. 9, said block being formed with a tongue 0", seated in an opening formed in the enlargement c of the pump-rod and secured in place by a bolt, as shown in Fig. 10. A groove 0' is formed in the block and pump-rod to prevent the handle from striking the same at either of its extreme limits of motion.

To convert the top so that it can be operated by means of a belt or an endless chain, the handle F, the roller f, and block 0 are removed and other parts substituted therefor, consisting of a bracket G, having a head g, in which a shaft 7L is journaled, the shaft carrying upon one end a sprocketwvheel H and fly-wheel II. This sprocket-wheel may be geared to any suitable source of power, and the fiy-wheel may, if desired, be provided with a handle 7L, by which it may be rotated by hand. The bracket is of such width at the places 7& its as to fit between the members a of the standard and is held in place between them by bolts a Upon its inner end the shaft 7L carries a disk H having a wrist-pin 71 upon which is journaled a roller 7t, traveling in a cross-head I, secured upon the enlarged portion 0 of the pump-rod by means of a tongue 2', fitting in the opening in the pump-rod and held in place bya suitable bolt in the same manner that the block 0 is held in place. By rotating the shaft the roller 72. will reciprocate the pump-rod through its engagement with the cross-head I.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a pump-top havin g a suitable opening, of a guiding-block fitted to said opening and having a slot for the pump-rod, said block having upon its outer surface a depression or cavity and an opening connecting said cavity with the slot whereby the depression together with the adjacent portions of the pump-top forms an oil-well for the reception of oil and waste and the opening therefrom conveys the oil to the pump-rod; substantially as described.

2. The combination with a pump-top having an opening therefor, of a guide-block iitted to said opening and having a horizontal flange above the same adapted to rest upon the pump-top, said block having a slot for the pump-rod, a depression or cavity in its side and an opening connecting the two, whereby when the block is in position said cavity together with the adjacent wall of the pum p-top forms a closed oil-well adapted for the reception of waste and oil and the opening between the cavity and the slot conveys the oil to the pump-rod; substantially as described.

The combination with the pump-top, A, having the standards, a, adapted for the support of a pivoted handle, of the detachable bracket, G, fitted between said standards and adapted to be secured thereto and the shaft, h, j ournaled therein and removable therewith having at one end suitable connections for reciprocating a pump-rod and at the other suitable gearingfor connection with a mechanical motor; substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Oregon, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, this 3d day of September, A. D. 1897.

JOHN T. \VEDDEL.

\Vitnesses:

G. D. ETNYRE, THOMAS A. JEWETT. 

